SOCIETAL NORMS AND EXPECTATIONS OF WOMEN

These flashcards cover key concepts and vocabulary related to societal norms, gender expectations, and women's rights movements discussed in the lecture.

Societal Norms

Unwritten rules that guide behavior in society.

Gender Norms

Appropriate expectations assigned to individuals based on perceived sex.

Patriarchy

A social system where men hold primary power and predominance in roles of political leadership, moral authority, social privilege, and control of property.

Cult of True Womanhood

A set of beliefs in the 19th century that defined true womanhood by four virtues: piety, purity, submissiveness, and domesticity.

First-Wave Feminism

The first organized movement for women's rights, focusing primarily on issues like suffrage and property rights in the late 19th and early 20th centuries.

Purity Culture

A cultural set of values that emphasizes sexual abstinence until marriage and often shames women for their sexual behavior.

Me Too Movement

A social movement against sexual harassment and assault, primarily focused on empowering women to speak out against abuse.

Self Advocacy

Speaking up for one's own rights, needs, and beliefs.

Double Standard

A rule or principle that is unfairly applied in different ways to different people or groups, particularly in the context of gender.

Body Positivity

The acceptance and appreciation of all body types, shapes, sizes, and appearances, regardless of societal definitions of beauty.